Greetings,
I would like to post the following announcement on IMD-L.
Attached you will find the Call for Papers for the new Journal of International Business (JIB) that the School of Business at Benedictine College will launch in 2009. JIB will publish managerial articles written by practitioners and research papers written by academic scholars. In 2009, we will publish two issues (April and November).
Last year <st1:placename w:st="on">Benedictine</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> in <st1:city w:st="on">Atchison</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Kansas</st1:state>, reorganized their Business and Economics Division to create the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename></st1:place>. You can find out more about the School and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Benedictine</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place> here:
http://www.benedictine.edu
http://www.benedictinebusiness.org/
Journal of International Business
The Journal of International Business (JIB) is a newly designed publication for business leaders and academics alike. It addresses some of the latest and most significant issues of our time, and it provides a greater understanding of business matters across the board. It is a virtual window into the landscape of international business, and a platform from which practitioners and scholars shed light on these topics.
JIB is a combination of comprehensive research works, as well as shorter, practical articles and commentaries. It is literally a tool that can be used by business professionals and academic professors simultaneously. It is as interesting as it is captivating, and it possesses unique insight that emanates from a broad spectrum of specialists. The 2009 issues will be published in April and November.
We invite experts of all areas of business to submit relevant contributions. There are three types of submissions:
a) Academic Research Submissions: theoretical, analytical, and empirical research papers offering insights for literature and managerial practice.
b) Practical Application Submissions: case studies, simulations, management reports illustrating issues and solutions for contemporary business world.
c) Short Submissions: research notes, commentaries, opinions, critiques, experts' recommendations, book reviews providing perspectives on current business topics.
Submissions will be accepted for publication based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to current economic and business phenomena
- Originality of the research and importance of the topics
- Appropriateness and rigorousness of the methodology
- Contribution to the state of knowledge (theory and practice)
- Clarity of the manuscript
Manuscript should be submitted to Dr. <st1:personname w:st="on">Lorenzo Patelli</st1:personname> (jib@benedictinebusiness.org) for review by a scientific board. They should be submitted as a Word document. Figures and tables need to be included as a separate document. All documents must be submitted at least sixty days prior to the publication date.
Contacts details:
<st1:personname w:st="on">Lorenzo Patelli</st1:personname>, Ph.D.
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Benedictine</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">1020 North 2nd Street</st1:street>, <st1:city w:st="on">Atchison</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">KS</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">66002</st1:postalcode>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:address>
Telephone: 913-360-7602. Fax: 913-360-7301
E-mail: lpatelli@benedictine.edu